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Old 26-07-2008, 08:48 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Stewart Robert Hinsley Stewart Robert Hinsley is offline
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Default ID anyone?

In message , Pete C
writes
Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:
In message , Pete C
writes
I assume it's a snail. Clinging to my garden wall. Never seen
anything like it before.
http://www.blackberrymoon.co.uk/wotami/wotami


Capaea nemoralis, or something similar. Famous for having many,
substrate-related, colour morphs.

Thanks Stuart. I Googled for that name. People actually keep them as pets!


I had to Google for the name as well; I remembered the nemoralis bit,
but not the genus, and googling was faster than figuring out where in my
library to find a mention.
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Stewart Robert Hinsley